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    Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones’s Former L.A. Condo Hits the Market for $7 Million

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    You might not have been fortunate enough to snag their picturesque 12-acre estate in New York that was recently up for grabs, complete with 130 feet of waterfront footage on the Hudson River. But now’s your chance to pick up Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones’s former Los Angeles condo at the iconic I.M. Pei-designed Century Towers residential complex on the Avenue of the Stars; that is, of course, if you have a few million dollars burning a hole in your proverbial pocket.

    After more than a decade of ownership, current owner Judy Glickman Lauder is looking to hand over the keys to the celeb-pedigreed pad for a smidge under $7 million. Records show the Hollywood power couple bought a pair of adjacent condos in separate transactions in the late 1990s and subsequently combined the corner units before selling the whole kit and caboodle to the photographer and her late husband Leonard Lauder, the billionaire son of beauty mogul Estée Lauder, in 2003 for $1.85 million.

    A wall of glass in the living room opens out to a terrace overlooking the Hillcrest golf course.

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    Resting on the 23rd floor in one of two identical 28-story high-rises—which have been home through the years to showbiz movers and shakers such as Lana Turner, Diana Ross, Berry Gordy, Burt Lancaster, and Karen Carpenter—the three-bedroom, three-bath abode features roughly 2,600 square feet of Lauder-furnished living space boasting dark cabinetry paired with multi-colored slate walls and floors, plus large expanses of glass offering sweeping views of the city skyline and Hillcrest Country Club golf course.

    Among the highlights is a spacious peach-hued living area sporting floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors spilling open to an alfresco dining terrace. There’s also a wet bar-equipped dining room, a laundry nook, and a kitchen outfitted with a breakfast bar and premium stainless appliances. Other amenities include a family room with a built-in entertainment center, along with a spacious primary retreat flaunting a slate-tiled bath spotlighted by a freestanding clawfoot soaking tub.

    The slate-clad primary bath comes with a clawfoot soaking tub and walk-in shower.

    Dusan Simonovic/Estate Photos LA

    RELATED: Al Pacino’s Former Beverly Hills Rental Home Is Up for Grabs at $16 Million

    Topping it all off are plenty of building amenities courtesy of a $4,262 monthly HOA charge, including a 24-hour guard-gated entry, a concierge, valet parking, a fitness center and sauna, a full-length lap pool, a putting green, and tennis courts.

    “A living piece of Hollywood history, this home still reflects the timeless taste and style of its original celebrity owners…down to the last detail,” says Alphonso Lascano, who holds the listing with Bjorn Farrugia, both of Carolwood Estates.

    Click here for more photos of the Century City residence.

    Dusan Simonovic/Estate Photos LA

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    Wendy Bowman

    Wendy Bowman is a real estate writer at Robb Report. Before that, she was a freelancer for Modern Luxury and several other media outlets, where she primarily covered luxury properties for…

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      The Longtime L.A. Home of ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ Producer Lynda Obst Lists for $2.6 Million

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      Sleepless in Seattle? More like sweet dreams in L.A.

      The longtime home of the late producer Lynda Obst—who worked on the Nora Ephron classic, along with films such as How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Interstellar, and Contact—has hit the market for $2.6 million. Obst purchased the Silver Lake property back in 2002 for $822,000, according to property records, and she owned the place until her death in October. Heather T. Roy and Learka Bosnak, known professionally as Heather & Learka, hold the listing at Douglas Elliman.

      The living room has one of three fireplaces found in the circa 1940 home.

      Anthony Barcelo

      Dating back to 1940, the home was built by the architect Harry Hayden Whiteley for Edwin S. Rice, the co-founder of the Krispy Kake Cone Company. Art Deco influences like the curvature inside have been retained, while otherwise the house has been updated with modern, colorful touches and appliances. Standouts include a bright-pink door, red railing along the winding stone staircase, and a floral inset window in the living room.

      Altogether, the Moreno Highlands property encompasses four bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms. Upstairs bedrooms have access to one of the multiple sun decks, while another bedroom skews from the overall design palette—it’s completely paneled in tongue and groove pine paneling, imbuing the space with a woodsy, cabin-like feel. Elsewhere, you’ll find a cozy study and three fireplaces.

      One of the bedrooms bucks the overall design trends for a cabin-like vibe.

      Anthony Barcelo

      Outside, the yard has been landscaped to a T, and there’s even a small greenhouse for those who want to flex their green thumb. Depending on the weather, you can take a dip in either the hot tub or the cold plunge. Or you can simply enjoy the outdoor seating and take in the views of the San Gabriel Mountains in the distance—when they were covered with snow in the winter, Obst would call them “the Silve Lake Alps.”

      Obst was originally born in the suburbs of New York City, but she eventually moved to Los Angeles with her then-husband and began working in the film industry. Throughout her career, she was known as a champion of women, with many of her films focusing on female-led stories. Along with her Silver Lake home, she owned a ranch in Fredericksburg, Texas, that was her “happy place,” according to The New York Times. She died in October at the age of 74 from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

      Click here to see all the photos of the 1940s Silver Lake residence.

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      Tori Latham

      Tori Latham is a digital staff writer at Robb Report. She was previously a copy editor at The Atlantic, and has written for publications including The Cut and The Hollywood Reporter. When not…

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      A Pair of Hollywood Insiders Just Listed Their Kaleidoscopic L.A. Home for $5.7 Million

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      This vividly hued Los Angeles residence has hosted its fair share of fancy shindigs overflowing with celebrity guests, all courtesy of longtime owners Brian Loucks and Cedering Fox‘s popular music and literary salons. Now the endearingly eclectic midcentury-modern gem has surfaced on the market for the first time in almost three decades, asking a smidge under $5.7 million.

      The couple—he a veteran music agent for Creative Artists Agency, and she probably best known as a live announcer for the Oscars—purchased the 1950s home in fall 1997 for a mere $735,000 and then remodeled the place with “an exceptional fusion of artistic vision and impeccable design,” per the listing held by Alexandra Pfeifer of Sotheby’s International Realty-Pacific Palisades Brokerage. Before that, the house was originally owned by the late William Roberts, creator of The Donna Reed Show and a screenwriter for The Magnificent Seven.

      The yellow kitchen has a breakfast nook that spills onto to a terrace.

      Todd Goodman for Sotheby’s International Realty

      Tucked away at the end of a secluded cul-de-sac on nearly a half-acre parcel in Studio City‘s Fryman Canyon neighborhood—the same area George Clooney sold his compound last year for $14.5 million to Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey—the two-story structure offers five bedrooms and four baths in roughly 3,700 square feet of living space boasting brilliant pops of color and lively patterns throughout.

      Especially standing out is the bright green living/piano room, where the pair has staged their live “Living Room Series” and “WordTheatre” events with top names in music, film, and TV—Keith Urban, Florence & the Machine, the Zac Brown Band, Tim McGraw, Sharon Stone, Bill Pullman, the cast of Grey’s Anatomy, Carrie Underwood, John Legend, H.E.R., and John Mayer, to name a few.

      The landscaped grounds are spotlighted by a blue-tiled swimming pool that lights up at night.

      Todd Goodman for Sotheby’s International Realty

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      An adjacent dining area is spotlighted by a custom wet bar hidden behind closet doors, while the yellow kitchen has stainless appliances and a breakfast nook with sliding glass doors leading out to an alfresco dining terrace. Elsewhere is a bookshelf-lined den/library that comes with large picture windows overlooking a sculpture garden and canyon views.

      Not to be left out is an upstairs primary suite with an office niche, plus a gym and a cherry red laundry room. Then there’s the private landscaped grounds, which include a bubbling fountain, a particularly eye-catching fireplace, and an iridescent blue-tiled pool encased within a sundeck. Rounding it all out: a detached sound studio and office, along with a two-car garage.

      Click here for more photos of the Studio City residence.

      Todd Goodman for Sotheby’s International Realty

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      Wendy Bowman

      Wendy Bowman is a real estate writer at Robb Report. Before that, she was a freelancer for Modern Luxury and several other media outlets, where she primarily covered luxury properties for…

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      Rapper G-Eazy’s $3.7 Million Hollywood Hills Home Comes With a Professional Recording Studio

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      Since he’s been living in New York for more than a year now, Gerald Gillum—better known to his fans as G-Eazy—has decided to part ways with the Spanish Colonial villa in Los Angeles he affectionately refers to as Gerryland. The Oakland-born rapper and record producer has stuck a $3.7 million price tag on the towering residence, which is tucked away in the Beachwood Canyon neighborhood of Hollywood Hills.

      Though the ask is almost $2 million more than the nearly $1.8 million he paid ER and Salem actor Shane West for the late 1970s abode back in 2016, G-Eazy completely remodeled the digs during his tenure in collaboration with Melody Jimenez of MA Creative. Subsequently described by Architectural Digest as a “low-key hideaway in which to work and collaborate with fellow artists,” the place has four bedrooms and five baths in roughly 3,600 square feet of character-filled living space boasting rustic hardwood floors, custom Italian and Moroccan tile, and artisanal ironwork throughout.

      An entry vestibule has a step-down living room on one side and a dining area on the other.

      Nolasco Studios

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      “This was the first home G-EAZY ever bought, even turning the guesthouse into a studio,” says Raul Sanchez Jr. of Christie’s International Real Estate Southern California, who holds the listing. “He poured a lot of money into the home, remodeling the kitchen, the walk-in closet, the fixtures are all custom, and of course, the studio, where he wrote many of his biggest hits.”

      Sequestered behind walls and a gated entrance in the storied Hollywoodland enclave, the creamy stucco and stair-laced structure is perched upon a steep, almost quarter-acre parcel overlooking jetliner views that include the Hollywood Sign. Inside the double wood and glass front doors, an entry vestibule displaying a curving iron-railed staircase steps down to a living room resting beneath a vaulted wood-beam ceiling and sporting an all-white fireplace and French doors opening out to a slender balcony. The nearby dining room connects to a stylish eat-in kitchen, which is outfitted with dark green cabinetry, marble countertops, and Wolf appliances.

      The two-story guesthouse features a recording studio on the lower level and a lounge area up top.

      Nolasco Studios

      RELATED: One of L.A.’s ‘Most Interesting’ Estates Lists for $15 Million

      Elsewhere is a posh primary suite flaunting a former bedroom that’s been transformed into a massive walk-in closet to house the No Limit and Me, Myself & I performer’s extensive collection of sneakers and leather jackets, along with Juliet balconies and a masculine bath spotlighted by a glass-encased steam shower. Outdoors, the grounds host several alfresco lounging and entertaining spots enhanced by a saltwater pool with a Baja shelf, plus a fire pit and a built-in barbecue.

      Topping it all off is the self-contained two-story guesthouse, which is accessible via stairs and a snazzy elevator and houses a lounge area on the upper level and a professional-grade recording studio with a kitchenette and a shower down below. There’s also a street-level two-car garage.

      Click here for more photos of the Hollywood Hills residence.

      Nolasco Studios

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      Wendy Bowman

      Wendy Bowman is a real estate writer at Robb Report. Before that, she was a freelancer for Modern Luxury and several other media outlets, where she primarily covered luxury properties for…

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      Star Moves: Selena Gomez and John Legend Pick Up New Digs, Keke Palmer Sheds Her Starter Home

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      This week in celebrity real estate transactions, Keke Palmer put her starter house in Los Angeles up for sale, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen picked up a vacation getaway in Lake Arrowhead, and word on the street is Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco have settled into an architecturally pedigreed spread in Beverly Hills. Late last […] More

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      This 1940s R.M. Schindler Home in Hollywood Hills Is Back on the Market for $3.3 Million

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      It’s been barely a year since Tara Subkoff doled out nearly $2.4 million for a pristine 80-year-old home in Los Angeles designed by revered architect R.M. Schindler. Now the multi-faceted actress, artist, director, and fashion designer is already looking to offload her place in the Outpost Estates enclave of Hollywood Hills with a nearly million-dollar jump in price, asking a speck under $3.3 million.

      Known as the Jacob and Margaret Druckman House after its original owners, the modernist structure was completed in the early 1940s; it offers four bedrooms and three baths in roughly 1,600 square feet of sensitively renovated, split-level living space accented with refinished hardwood floors, ample built-ins, and high wood-beam ceilings dotted with clerestory windows. Vast expanses of glass overlook leafy canyon vistas.

      The galley kitchen features vintage-style appliances and a dining area tucked into a windowed nook.

      Sterling Reed

      RELATED: A Landmarked, ’50s-Era Hollywood Hills Home Hits the Market for $2.2 Million

      Standing out on the main floor is an open-plan great room featuring a living area sporting a decorative red-brick and white-stucco fireplace. An adjacent dining area connects to the pink and mint-green kitchen, which is outfitted with marble countertops, vintage-style appliances, and a breakfast nook with an integrated table and bench seating. Elsewhere is a set of steps leading down to a powder room, along with a guest bedroom that’s currently being used as a media room.

      Three additional bedrooms can be found on the bottom-most level, as well as a den/office and two baths dressed in the same pale hues of the kitchen. Outdoors, the foliage-laced grounds are carved into a hillside parcel spanning just under a quarter of an acre and host an alfresco lounging and dining area warmed by a fireplace and an oval-shaped pool surrounded by a flagstone sundeck.

      The leafy grounds are spotlighted by an oval pool encased within a flagstone sundeck.

      Sterling Reed

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      Per the listing held by William Baker of the Agency and Lilian Pfaff of Modern California Home, there’s also a newly installed gate and alarm system, plus a two-car garage.

      The 52-year-old Connecticut native is probably best known for founding the art collective and fashion label Imitation of Christ. Also an actress, she’s starred in the films When the Bough Breaks and The Cell. Subkoff previously owned a 1930s Saul Harris Brown-designed streamline moderne home in the Silver Lake neighborhood of L.A. that she sold in December 2023 for $3 million.

      Click here for more photos of the R.M. Schindler-designed residence.

      Sterling Reed

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      Wendy Bowman

      Wendy Bowman is a real estate writer at Robb Report. Before that, she was a freelancer for Modern Luxury and several other media outlets, where she primarily covered luxury properties for…

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      A Landmarked Hollywood Hills Bungalow by Architect John Elgin Woolf Lists for $4.6 Million

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      Crafted by out-of-the-box architect John Elgin Woolf in the late 1930s for Golden Age actor and TV editor Robert Seiter, this Hollywood Regency-style jewel box in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles was last sold in October 2017 for $2.7 million to director Francesco Carrozzini and his producer wife Bee. On and off the rental market since 2022, once for as much as $19,000 per month, it’s now resurfaced for sale at a dash under $4.6 million.

      Whoever happens to buy the place will own a stunning example of Hollywood Regency design, at least according to Carl Gambino of Compass, who holds the listing. “It’s more than just a home, it’s a true work of art,” he says. “With so few of John Woolf’s creations remaining in pristine condition, they are incredibly rare and highly sought after.”

      A light-filled living room features a curvilinear wall of glass flanked by tall French doors leading outside.

      Tim Street-Porter

      RELATED: This Revamped $11 Million L.A. Home Dates Back to Hollywood’s Golden Age

      Tucked away behind walls and gates amid a hillside parcel spanning just over half an acre in the Cahuenga Pass area, the home was acquired in the 1960s by local neurosurgeon Henry Dodge Jr., who collaborated with Woolf himself on an extensive remodel that included the addition of a two-story pool house.

      Occupied in the 2000s by hotelier/restaurateur Sean MacPherson—who described it in a New York Times article as a “residential palace for Hollywood royalty”—and also leased at one time by designer Nate Berkus and his then-fiancé Jeremiah Brent, the finely cut gem was most recently restored by the current owners during their tenure and featured in Architectural Digest. It was listed as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 2021.

      The retro black-and-green kitchen features a restored antique stove and access to a walled courtyard.

      Tim Street-Porter

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      Hollywood Regency-style homes are an elegant and sometimes theatrical assemblage of various architectural styles. Distinguished on the exterior by a low-pitched hip roof and ornamental Neoclassic elements in the form of cartouche emblems and slim fluted columns, the two-bedroom, two-bath home boasts roughly 2,150 square feet of single-level living space decked out with inlaid parquet floors and high, chevron-patterned wood-clad ceilings. A pair of tall, slender Pullman-style doors, hallmarks of the Regency style, open into the white stucco structure, which is highlighted by a double-crescent living room sporting matching built-in bookcases and a delicately carved marble fireplace notched into a curvilinear 12-foot wall of glass overlooking the U-shaped pool area.

      Other highlights include a fireside dining room and an eat-in kitchen with green-and-black checkered floors, a vintage 1950s stove, and access to a bricked courtyard patio, as well as a primary suite flaunting a bay window, a walk-in closet, and a bath equipped with a freestanding oval soaking tub. Rounding it all out is the inviting backyard, which is spotlighted by a heated pool and the aforementioned pool house with a deck up top and a partially subterranean garage down below.

      Click here for more photos of the Hollywood Hills home.

      Tim Street-Porter

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      Wendy Bowman

      Wendy Bowman is a real estate writer at Robb Report. Before that, she was a freelancer for Modern Luxury and several other media outlets, where she primarily covered luxury properties for…

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      Will Arnett’s Snazzy Modern Farmhouse in Beverly Hills Is Up for Grabs at $22.5 Million

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      Back in 2021, around three months after Will Arnett sold a custom-built modular abode in Los Angeles to The Vampire Diaries star Claire Holt and her private equity guru husband Andrew Joblon for around $8 million, the Canadian-American actor, comedian, and podcast host doled out $16.4 million for an all-new spec home. Now he’s ready to let that place go, asking $22.5 million for the stylish modern farmhouse-style structure just beyond the Beverly Hills city limits and around the corner from Jeff Bezos’s $165 million estate.

      Nestled amid an almost half-acre parcel in the Benedict Canyon area and secured by gates and a striking 25-foot exposed brick entry wall, the sleek house has a two-tone bleached wood and brick exterior and is fronted by a three-car garage and an expansive cobblestone motor court. Inside, six bedrooms and eight baths are spread across 10,300 square feet of Arnett-customized living space boasting hardwood floors, high beamed ceilings, steel-framed windows, and wood and brick accent walls. Vast walls of glass open seamlessly to the outdoors from almost every room.

      The elegantly appointed kitchen is outfitted with an eat-in island and a breakfast nook.

      Nils Timm

      RELATED: Steve Wynn Brings His Palatial Beverly Hills Home Back to Market at $75 Million

      The kitchen is one of the most visually dramatic spaces, with a marble backsplash that stretches to the ceiling and a top-tier collection of Wolf appliances. Adjoining the space are a walk-in pantry and a breakfast nook, plus a formal dining room, a family room, and an office lined with built-in shelving. A bespoke sculptural staircase leads upstairs, where a sumptuous primary suite awaits with a fireside seating area, a walk-in closet, and a massive bath sporting veined-marble walls.

      Specifically geared toward relaxing and entertaining, the lower level is highlighted by a game room and a plush screening room that seats at least 10. Elsewhere is a professional sound booth that Arnett added for his voice-over and podcast work, as well as a steam shower-equipped gym. Additional amenities can be found outdoors on the sloping grounds, where a sparkling plunge pool is the ideal spot to cool off and several lounge areas are warmed by cozy fire pits.

      A coffered-ceiling family room with a fireplace flows out to the backyard via a disappearing wall of glass.

      Nils Timm

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      The 54-year-old Arrested Development and BoJack Horseman actor, who is also known for voicing Batman for The Lego Movie franchise and co-hosting the SmartLess podcast on SiriusXM with fellow actors Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes, is selling because he has been spending more time in New York. According to The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the listing held by Richard Ehrlich of Carolwood Estates, “he plans to be more bicoastal and wants a smaller footprint in California.”

      Click here for more photos of the modern farmhouse in Beverly Hills.

      Nils Timm

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      Wendy Bowman

      Wendy Bowman is a real estate writer at Robb Report. Before that, she was a freelancer for Modern Luxury and several other media outlets, where she primarily covered luxury properties for…

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